5 de mayo games

With each passing round bring the stick lower and lower and the guests need to bend their body backward to cross the stick. The player who manages it till the end is the winner. For some special effect you can have some light Mexican music playing in the background.

If you have smaller kids at your party then ask them to crawl under the stick without touching it. Word Scramble — Spanish Game: This game is a perfect option for guests 12 years and above. Make the guests sit in a circle and then hand out a list of simple Spanish words that have been scrambled.

Without discussing with other participants, they must try to unscramble as many of the words as possible. Once all words have been unscrambled, or they have done as many as they can, they must hand their sheet back. The person who gets the most correct unscramble words is the winner of this Cinco de Mayo game. Spanish word games: For this game you will have to make some arrangements before to the party begins. Make a list of 5 to 10 easy Spanish words or depending on what age group you have as your party guests.

Get a few copies of these sheets. Once all the guests settle down, hand out one sheet each. In this game the participants have to guess the meaning of each word. The one who guesses the most correct meanings, turns out to be the winner. Ask your guests to find as many little words as possible from the bigger words before the timer runs out. For example, if the word is Festival the words kids can, make the words:, vail, fat, fit, fail, file, sail etc.

Your guests are sure to love these great Cinco de mayo games and will rave about your party planning skills. To learn even more about Cinco de Mayo, here is a kids video with fun facts about the Mexican national holiday! And the most fun part… share a photo or video of your Cinco de Mayo activities for kids on Facebook!

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Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Set up a Taco Bar: Nothing excites guests more than good food. Set up a table with all the fixings for tacos - be creative with the types of cheese and toppings you offer.

Let guests make their own hard or soft taco with a variety of meat and veggies. Set up two sombreros a distance away, one for each of the groups. Have one child from each team run to the sombrero, do a silly Mexican hat dance around it, then run back. The first team to have all its players complete the relay wins a prize like a box of "Hot Tamales"! Paper Flowers: Set up a Mexican paper flower activity for little guests. You will need a variety of tissue paper colors and pipe cleaners.

To make a flower, get four piece of tissue paper in a neat stack. Fold the tissue paper stack like an accordion, making each fold about an inch wide. The tissue paper should now be a one inch strip accordion. Next, fold the strip in half, end to end.